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Impact of COPD on the mortality and treatment of patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure: the Worcester Heart Failure Study.
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37 citing papers in PubMed.
- Prevalence, Health Care Burden, and Longitudinal Outcomes of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among People With Heart Failure.CJC open · 2026Article
- Interplay between acute heart failure and COPD in patients hospitalized for dysponea: prognostic insights from the PARADISE cohort.ESC heart failure · 2026Observational
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and risk of incident cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and death: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Association and risk of blood urea nitrogen-to-creatinine ratio with congestive heart failure in critically ill COPD patients.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
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- Characteristics, Treatment, and Prognosis of Heart Failure Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Colombian Heart Failure Registry (RECOLFACA).Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Article
- Implementation of the Care Bundle for the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with/without Heart Failure.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Influence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on long-term hospitalization and mortality in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Article
- PrehospitaL Ultrasound in Undifferentiated DyspnEa (PreLUDE): a prospective, clinical, observational study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2023Observational
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Elderly Patients with Acute and Advanced Heart Failure: Palliative Care Needs-Analysis of the EPICTER Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Beta-Blocker Use in Older Hospitalized Patients Affected by Heart Failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Italian Survey From the REPOSI Register.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Different Impact of Beta-Blockers on Long-Term Mortality in Heart Failure Patients with and without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Predictability of Inpatient Mortality of Different Comorbidities in Both Types of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Analysis of National Inpatient Sample.Cardiology research · 2021Article
- Practical recommendations for the use of beta-blockers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Expert review of respiratory medicine · 2020Review
- Insights into Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease as Critical Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2020Review
- Impacts of Comorbid Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Congestive Heart Failure on Prognosis of Critically Ill Patients.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2020Article
- Adequacy of Therapy for People with Both COPD and Heart Failure in the UK: Historical Cohort Study.Pragmatic and observational research · 2020Article
- Risk factors for sudden cardiac death to determine high risk patients in specific patient populations that may benefit from a wearable defibrillator.World journal of cardiology · 2019Article
- The impact of heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on mortality in patients presenting with breathlessness.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundCOPD is a common comorbidity in patients with heart failure, yet little is known about the impact of this condition in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), especially from a more generalizable, community-based perspective. The primary objective of this study was to describe the in-hospital and postdischarge mortality and treatment of patients hospitalized with ADHF according to COPD status.
methodsThe study population consisted of patients hospitalized with ADHF at all 11 medical centers in central Massachusetts during four study years: 1995, 2000, 2002, and 2004. Patients were followed through 2010 for determination of their vital status.
resultsOf the 9,748 patients hospitalized with ADHF during the years under study, 35.9% had a history of COPD. The average age of this population was 76.1 years, 43.9% were men, and 93.3% were white. At the time of hospital discharge, patients with COPD were less likely to have received evidence-based heart failure medications, including β-blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers, than patients without COPD. Multivariable, adjusted in-hospital death rates were similar for patients with and without COPD. However, among patients who survived to hospital discharge, patients with COPD had a significantly higher risk of dying at 1 year (adjusted relative risk [RR], 1.10; 95% CI, 1.06-1.14) and 5 years (adjusted RR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.28-1.52) after hospital discharge than patients who were not previously diagnosed with COPD.
conclusionsCOPD is a common comorbidity in patients hospitalized with ADHF and is associated with a worse long-term prognosis. Further research is required to understand the complex interactions of these diseases and ensure that patients with ADHF and COPD receive optimal treatment modalities.
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